[ale] What's the cheapest DSL service in Atlanta

[Brian Pitts]

Daniel Howard wrote:
> My friend for whom I set up an Xubuntu PC (thanks to Guilio for the 
> donation!) will be looking to get cheap high speed Internet (not dialup 
> as it turns out, hence I'm not giving her the Win98 laptop afterall), 
> and I know several folks have posted reports about the best DSL service 
> in the area.  Having only experience in the last 10 years with cable, 
> I'm wondering which DSL is the cheapest (stays low in price, not the 
> $19/month cable for the first six months then $40/month after that).  If 
> she could get the 784kbps down service for $20 month for the foreseeable 
> future, she'd be quite happy.  Anyone have a recommendation for which one?

Below are the prices for "naked" DSL from Bellsouth (FastAccess DSL
Direct) from last December. The prices are currently MIA from their
website. [0]

"FastAccess® DSL Direct
FastAccess DSL without a voice line is available at several speeds and
price plans for qualifying customers. Call 800-626-9149 to order.
FastAccess DSL Direct 768K: $19.95 per month
FastAccess DSL Direct 1.5M: $37.95 per month
FastAccess DSL Direct 3.0M: $42.95 per month
FastAccess DSL Direct 6.0M: $47.95 per month"

[0] http://www.bellsouth.com/consumer/inetsrvcs/inetsrvcs_dry_pop.html

-Brian